The
volcano Popocatépetl came to life at 2:32 this morning, sending out a
column of ash that fell on much of the city of Puebla and closed the
airport.

The National Disaster Prevention Center, Cenapred, said the volcano
spewed ash to an altitude of about three kilometers above the crater.

The explosion was accompanied by the emission of incandescent
fragments which were reported to be landing up to 1.6 kilometers away, northeast of the volcano, which is commonly known as El Popo.

But words cannot really describe just how spectacular this eruption
was. If you are interested, you can view video footage of the moment
when Popocatepetl erupted right here…
Meanwhile, seismologists all over the globe are speculating about which area of our planet may be hit next.
For example, scientists in India believe that the tremendous amount
of tectonic strain that has built up out there could ultimately produce a
magnitude 8 or magnitude 9 earthquake, and they are convinced that this
quake “can come at any time”…

A
subduction process similar to the one that caused the Ecuadorean quake
is happening under the Himalayan region as well, where the Indian plate
is getting inside the Chinese landmass.

This northward push has been creating a huge amount of tectonic
strain in the region, making it particularly prone to earthquakes.

Scientists believe there is so much energy stored in the area
that an earthquake of magnitude greater than 8, possibly even 9, would
be needed to release it. This earthquake can come at any time.

Here in the United States, some experts are deeply concerned that the
west coast is particularly vulnerable. One of those experts is former
USGS scientist Jim Berkland. The following is what Wikipedia has to say about him…

Jim Berkland studied geology at the University of California, Berkeley earning the Bachelor of Arts
degree in 1958. Thereafter he worked for the United States Geological
Survey while pursuing graduate study. In 1964, he took a position at the
United States Bureau of Reclamation.[3] After further graduate study, he taught for a year at Appalachian State University, 1972–1973, then returned to California to work as County Geologist for Santa Clara County from 1973 until he retired in 1994.[4]

During a recent interview with Bobby Powell,
Berkland explained that most “megaquakes” take place either during a
new moon or a full moon, and he pointed to the San Andreas Fault and the
Cascadia Subduction Zone as areas that he is particularly concerned
about at the moment…

Is “The Big One” imminent? Famed
USGS scientist Jim Berkland, the man who predicted the Loma Prieta
“World Series Earthquake,” has a terrifying warning for the West Coast
of the US in the wake of massive earthquakes in Ecuador and Japan that
have left hundreds dead, awakened volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean’s
“Ring of Fire,” and kicked off earthquake swarms in Hawaii, Arizona, and
Yellowstone National Park.

“Beware the new and full moons,” Berkland says in
this exclusive interview. The “maverick geologist” says that 20 of the
last 25 “megaquakes” have occurred on the dates of new and full moons,
the result of “equinoctal tides,” extreme gravitational forces that
cause solid earth to expand and contract much as ocean tides rise and
fall.

Berkland says that he is particularly worried about the San Andreas
Fault in the LA Basin and the Cascadia Subduction Zone along the coast
of Oregon and Washington State, where a long overdue earthquake would
undoubtedly be accompanied by a massive tsunami that could kill
thousands and cause billions of dollars in property damage.

Even though I recently wrote a major article about the vulnerability of the Cascadia Subduction Zone,
I want to make it clear that I am not forecasting that any particular
disaster will hit any particular area at any particular time.But what we can say with certainty is that the crust of our planet is becoming increasingly unstable.
Our world is being pummeled by dozens of earthquakes of magnitude 4.0
or greater, and as you read this article a total of 38 volcanoes are
erupting worldwide.
And it is quite interesting to note that in 1906 there were major earthquakes in Ecuador and Japan that preceded the historic San Francisco earthquake.
On January 31st, 1906 an enormous magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit Ecuador, and that was followed by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Japan on March 17th.
Of course most Americans know about the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit San Francisco on April 18th of that year, but most people don’t understand that it came in the context of these other major quakes.Could we be witnessing a similar pattern today?